ce1 zai2車仔车仔
Jyutpingce1 zai2
Yalechē jái
Definition
A handcart or hand truck, or a nickname for the Chelsea Football Club.
- handcart; hand truck; trolley; barrow
- slangChelsea Football Club
colloquialtransportpeople
How it's used
Originally referring to small, manually operated street food carts, the term has evolved to cover almost any small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand. In the context of sports, it is the standard, affectionate nickname for Chelsea F.C. among local fans. It carries a sense of informality and is rarely used in formal business or technical descriptions of machinery.
Measure word
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Do you think Chelsea will win tonight?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 車, which is the general term for a car or vehicle. Using 車仔 to refer to a motor vehicle will sound like you are calling it a toy or a tiny, insignificant cart.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
